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Numbers drawn in $487 million Powerball jackpot

The odds of matching all six Powerball numbers and getting the grand prize are about 1 in 292 million.

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The massive jackpot had been the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball’s history, and was the eighth largest lottery prize in the history of the US earlier Saturday, when it was at $478 million.

There was one Match 5 victor with the PowerPlay option in Pennsylvania, worth $2 million.

In addition, there was a $2 million victor in Pennsylvania, and $1 million winners in California, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

Two players in MI matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000.

The jackpot is number eight on the list of biggest lottery prizes ever in the United States. The cash option is worth $330.6 million.

Powerball is held in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26) Tickets cost $2 each.

Sunday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot is an estimated $110,000.

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Drawings take place every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. PST.

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